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Hospitals with the best rates of inpatient cardiac arrest survival also excel at preventing cardiac arrests altogether, University of Michigan researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study found nurse-to-bed ratios and geographic location also affected the relationship between incidence and survival.

Children who were exposed to secondhand smoke in the womb or while they were growing up had a higher risk of displaying aggressiveness and antisocial behavior by age 10 than their unexposed peers, Canadian researchers wrote in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Bausch + Lomb has obtained FDA approval for its Trulign Toric system, the newest addition to the company's line of products for patients with cataracts. The intraocular lens, which is implanted in the eye's capsular bag, is said to be the first such device intended to treat astigmatism and improve vision without glasses.

Novartis AG won FDA approval to launch Japanese encephalitis vaccine Ixiaro, which was developed by Austrian biotech firm Intercell. The drug is a product of Intercell's strategic alliance with Novartis for early-stage vaccines.